A giant umbilical cord: Benign finding or surgical emergency?

Giant umbilical cord

Pitfalls in the umbilical pit: giant hernia of the umbilical cord.

To cite: Gajdhar M, Kundal VK, Mathur P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-009381 DESCRIPTION A full term male infant was admitted to hospital with evisceration of the abdominal contents through the ventral abdominal wall (figure 1). Examination revealed a skin-lined umbilical ring with eviscerated loops of bowel present within a membran...

A common surgical emergency complicated by anterior spinal cord infarction

A 75-year-old man was admitted to Accident and Emergency, drowsy, hypoglycaemic and unable to move his legs. He was found early in the morning by a family member; the last thing he remembered was watching television while sitting in a chair the night before. He was previously fully mobile, with a past medical history including insulindependent type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, hyp...

A CASE OF GIANT INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM AND SYST EMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: AN INCIDENTAL OR AN ACCIDENTAL FINDING?

A twelve year old girl, an established case of systemic lupus erythematosus, was referred to us suffering from diplopia and nasal speech for a period of 3 months. Neurological examination was conducted which revealed a right-sided sixth nerve palsy and a pulsatile nasopharyngeal mass. Neurodiagnostic imaging studies confirmed a giant intracavernous internal carotid aneurysm. The malady of t...

Surgical Histopathology of Benign Ovarian

  Background and Objective: Ovarian tumors are among the most frequent pathologic conditions in gynecologic practice and a frequent cause of hospitalization and surgery. The aim of this study was to determine histologic distribution of benign operated masses especially functional ovarian cysts. Material and Methods: Benign ovarian files of operated patients (2961 cases) in 20 tertiary and sec...